Outside Plant Project Supervisor at IpNX Nigeria Limited

ipNX Nigeria Limited is a leading provider of infrastructure-based Telecommunications and Information Technology services here in Nigeria. Leveraging more than a decade of experience, the company was formed by the divestment of the telecommunications services division of Telnet Nigeria Limited and has been in operation for many years. ipNX currently provides a range of communications and IT services to Corporate organizations within Nigeria on its IP (Internet Protocol) based communications network using both radio and satellite communications technologies. As part of its growth strategy, ipNX seeks to also extend its services to small and medium sized businesses and residential customers. In the long term, ipNX has determined that it needs also to have a strategic presence in the wire line market to ensure that we will be able to provide future services, which require high bandwidth in the last mile.

Description

• The Project Supervisor will be directly responsible for and actively involved in project execution planning, monitoring and control, stakeholders' engagement, and risk averting in an effective manner that ensures projects are delivered to time, quality, and scope.
• The role will typically involve everyday visits to project sites to ensure project objectives are not compromised, and where necessary, guide the contractor to solve complex installation problems.
• The project supervisor is also responsible for final integration & commissioning of service terminals (GPON or P2P) within acceptable loss levels and submitting test reports required for service fulfillment and maintenance operations.
• Effective planning of P2P and GPON Fiber Projects
• Supervise Projects to meet quality, scope, and time.
• Proactively manage stakeholders, issues, and change controls.
• Submit activity/completion reports in a timely manner
• Submit kick-off meeting reports, milestone reports,
• Submit MST or P2P splice reportsheets, OTDR trace test and hand-over reports.
• All reports must be submitted 24hrs after activity/task completion
• Attend all project meetings – weekly review meetings, on-site kick-off meetings, divisional meetings, customer-triggered meetings, emergency meetings.
• Actively participate & lead project hand-over/audit exercise.
• Proactively engage stakeholders to mitigate escalations that may stall/delay project speed.
• Provide support to other team members or units where necessary, or as instructed by your team leader or unit head.

Educational Qualifications & Functional Skills

• Academic: University Degree in Telecoms, Engineering, or Applied Sciences.
• Certifications in Fibre Optic Cabling, CFOT, or FOA will be an added advantage.
• Certifications in HSE Grade III will be an added advantage.

Functional Skills:

• Proficient use of fibre test tools e.g. OTDR, power meter & Lightsource, VFL.
• Proficient use of design software e.g. AutoCAD, Visio/GIS tools, etc.
• Proficient use of basic data analytics software, e.g. Excel, Word, Google live sheets.
• Excellent Communication Skills (Written & Oral).
• Sound knowledge of telecom industry best practices with regard to fiber & civil installation.
• An inherent culture of documentation – daily project activity reports, As-built drawings, splice reports, OTDR trace reports, project milestone/completion reports.
• Sound knowledge of fiber network architectures, designs & splice plans.
• Over 2 years of proven track record in the supervision of fiber infrastructure projects in Estates (MDU/MTUs), High Streets (Metro), and Highways (long distance).
• FTTx and P2P fiber maintenance experience is a distinct advantage i.e. fiber termination using fusion splice machines, testing & analyzing fiber links with OTDR and LightSource/Power Meters (LSPM), identifying fiber cores with VFLs, understanding loss budgets.

Method of Application